Apologies (I sincerely thought I was writing in a search field...) My question was whether anyone had made comments explicitly detailing failures of hard-drive power (transformers, cables, etc) I've had LaCie hard-drives which have suffered from...
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What sort of a question is that? Please reform your words into an actual question and I will answer for you.
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I have had nothing but bad luck with LaCie drives, I have had two of them not function out of the box. My experience is the exact opposite with the G Drive, these drives are quiet, and seem to run forever. I have not had a single issue with any one of the seven I own
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iOmega said "It is normal for hard drives to get hot (to the point where you still can touch them) especially for big capacity ones. Also make sure to keep your drive in well ventilated place, preferably not too close to other electric/heat emitting devices".The blue screen was caused when I encrypted part of the new drive badly. All is well and as is usual in my case - my fault! A happy owner now.
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"This is something only reviewers who have opened their "My Passport Essential" drives can tell us."And you don't believe them? Usually the users who've actually "experienced" this offer more valuable information than the actual manufacturers do. And come to think of it, why would Western Digital let people know their new HDDs are now less versatile and flexible than they once were if they are trying to maintain their steady stream of revenue in this economic downturn? I would take the customer's word for it - caveat emptor.
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I tried my Toshiba HDDs but none of them work. I think it is because of power. But some people answered that it powered other brand HDDs. So I think it really depend on HDDs.
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Unfortunately, I think the warranty needs to be purchased ahead of time. So far my hard drive is doing alright (knock on wood). If you did order from Amazon.com perhaps they have a warranty??? Sorry, hope things work out!!!
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I have two, one for the laptop and one for the desktop. I've had both for about 8 months, and not a single problem. These things can take more of a beating than regular HDDs (not like you should be beating them:( )but alas, as with all technology, some do fail. I'm good so far though! Not packing them full of files helps.
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@Ron, Alienware systems, in my experience are built to very high standards. The frame is solid and it's rather heavy. I had an M14 about 6 years ago and my Seagate HDD failed. The Tech Support helped me to figure out the problem and replaced the drive no questions. They were very knowledgable and nice. I think when considering a purchase like this, it's much more than just a piece of equipment. The machine is well built and quite stable and support is top notch. I'm not a gamer but I have great confidence in the quality and have no doubt that this system will perform at or above expectations. I do however suggest an extended life battery or backup if you will be without an outlet for &gt;3 hours. So far, that's my only real complaint with this system.
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All of my 3 drives failed after over a year. Contact seagate to replace it while in warranty asap. The drives are not designed to be left powered on and accessed all the time. It is really just for backup.
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I found that the drives are several years old. I bought a bunch of them (10+) it was a mistake. I tried to get warranty from WD and they did not honor the 5 year warranty and in fact when I returned the drive, they claimed it wasn't manufactured by them. I ended up returning the drive to the seller for a replacement. Don't count on the 5 year warranty, better yet buy it from another manufacturer. I've had too many failures of WD drives in the last year or two. I have switched to Seagate.
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Been using it for some time and haven't had that problem. I have 5 drives, three which are on all the time and two which I switch between between power offs. Have never had a drive fry.
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I'm not sure why QNAP would suggest Seagate drives, their failure rate is much higher than Western Digital or Hitachi. Just google for it, you'll see what I mean.
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Hi Theresa: No one at AmazonCom LLC reads anything posted here or anywhere else for that matter. See my answer to 'Snyder L' for the rest. Cheers!
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Unfortunately, there probably are those occasions where items just malfunction. I have not had that experience to date (fingers crossed), but these external hard drives all seem to eventually die. The best back-up is to have two and to also use some type of internet or Cloud back up for important files and documents.
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I have not, but I can tell you this device has saved my computer more often then I expected to have the need!! Its a solid device, I dont see why it would fail if you plug in more power, I have every plug filled except 1. Best of luck!!
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Although I don't own this particular drive, I am here as I am looking to buy this one also to add to my two other Seagate 500gb Freeagents that I already have that have been working flawlessly for me for over 12 months now. I honestly think that your experience was most likely caused by a faulty unit. Without knowing your computer configuration (windows, mac or linux) it's hard to say if any extra steps would need to be taken to set it up, but for a windows or linux based pc it should be simply plug and play in my experience. As you see on this site, there is only one bad review of the product. If you think about how many of these must get sold every year, one bad review is pretty good as almost everybody will take the time to complain, but very few will come back to write a positive review as a working product is what most people expect. So I guess the short answer from me is yes, I would give this drive a second chance, but then again, i may be biased by my great experience. I hope that this is of some help to you..
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I had to send mine back because the power key stopped working. It currently is dead due to possible hard drive failure. I don't have the heart to keep putting money into it, and the proprietary SSD business is crap.